Elkhurst, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, US
Elkhurst is an unincorporated community in Clay County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
History
The community derives its name from the nearby Elk River.[1] A variant name was Yankee Dam.[2] A post office called Yankee Dam was in operation between 1882 and 1910.[3]
References
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 229.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhurst, West Virginia
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Clay
- Clay
communities
- Adonijah
- Avoca
- Bentree‡
- Bickmore
- Big Otter
- Bomont
- Booger Hole
- Clay Junction
- Cressmont
- Dille
- Dink
- Dorfee
- Duck
- Dundon
- Eakle
- Elkhurst
- Enoch
- Floe
- Fola
- Glen
- Harrison
- Hartland
- Independence
- Indore
- Ivydale
- Kidtown
- King
- Little Italy
- Lizemores
- Marne
- Maysel
- Morocco
- Mountain Home
- Nebo
- O'Brion
- Odessa
- Ossia
- Ovapa
- Paxton
- Porter
- Procious
- Queen Shoals‡
- Rouzer
- Spread
- Swandale
- Triplett
- Two Run
- Valley Fork
- Varneytown
- Wallback‡
- Whetstone
- Widen
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°26′51″N 81°09′21″W / 38.44750°N 81.15583°W / 38.44750; -81.15583
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